Faucet-supporting means



M. c. ROSENFELD.

FAUCET SUPPQRTJNG MEANS.

APPLICATIQN FILED JUNE 16. 1916.

1,83 9,578. Patented M y 11, 1920.

MORTIMER C. ROSENFELD, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

FAUCETSUPPORTING MEANS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1920.

Application filed June 16, 1916. Serial No. 103,933.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORTIMER C. RosnN- rnnn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement yinFaucet-Supporting Means, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improved means for supporting faucets withinbarrels or other containers during storage and shipment, and wherewiththe faucets are intended for subsequent use; and the invention has forits object to provide means whereby a faucet may be supported within abarrel or the like against liability of dislodgment, and into which thefaucet may be readily placed and from which it may as conveniently beremoved.

In order to support the faucet far enough within the container to meetall practical requirements, it is necessary for the supporting means toextend some distance into the container. This gives rise to a furtherobject of my invention, and that is to provide the supporting means withopenings located substantially flush with the inner surface of thecontainer and through which the container may be completely drained. I

In the accompanying drawing I have shown an embodiment of my inventionwherein the foregoing objects are attained, and while I will proceed todescribe the same in detail, it may be taken merely as illustrative, thescope of the invention being coextensive with the terms of the annexedclaims.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional side elevation of abarrel equipped with the faucet supporting means of my invention andshowing the same supporting a faucet within the barrel; Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the barrel, inverted as for the purpose of draining;Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the faucet supporting means detachedfrom the barrel; Fig. 4 is a view of the supporting means from theinside, showing a faucet being inserted therethrough; Fig. 5 is a viewof the same parts from the outside and showing a faucet within thesupporting means; and Fig. 6 is a sectional side elevation of the barrelwith the faucet removed from the supporting means and applied to thebung, as in readiness for use.

I have shown my supporting means as applied to the head 1 of a metalbarrel 2, although it will be understoodthat the same may be located onthe side of. the barrel, if for any reason such an arrangement werepreferred, and that it maybe associated with other sorts of containers.

The supporting means, which is represented generally at 5 in thedrawing, may be formed of cast metal, drawn from sheet metal, orproduced by any other suitable method. In any event, it preferablycomprises a wall 6, from the outer end of which a flange 7 extendslaterally at substantially right angles, and from diametrically oppositesides of the inner end of which segmental flanges 8 extend inward.Between adjacent ends of the opposed flanges 8, the wall 6 is providedwith notches or drain openings 9 which extend from the inner end. of thewall 6 to within a distance of the inner surface of the'flange 7corresponding, substantially, to the thickness of the material of thebarrel or container. Through these notches the container may becompletely exhausted of its liquid contents. The supporting means may besecured to the barrel by any suitable medium as, for instance, bywelding. It may be explained, at this time, that in the case of metalbarrels,

the supporting means may be formed as an integral part of the barrel.That is to say, the material of the barrel may be punched and formed toconstitute the supporting means, and since such an alternative form isso obvious, specific illustration thereof is deemed unnecessary.

The faucet that is intended for use in connection with my supportingmeans is composed, generally, of a tubular body 15, having one of itsends threaded at 16, and its opposite end turned laterally at a slightan gle from its longitudinal axis and provided with. a valve memberhaving an operating handle 17, the spout 18 of the faucet extendinglaterally from the last mentioned end of the body portion in thedirection opposite to that toward which the end is inclined. Anenlargement 19, preferably shaped to constitute a wrench receivingportion, separates the threaded end 16 from the central body portion,and such enlargement is of a diameter slightly less than the internaldiameter of the wall 6 of the supporting member. yet greater than thedistance between the inner edges of the opposed segmental flanges 8, I

The faucet may be inserted through the supporting member in the mannerillus trated in Fig. 4, the spaces between the ends of the segmentalflanges 8 permitting the spout 18 and the operating handle 17 to clear.l/Vhenthese parts are passed through the supporting means, the faucetmay be dropped until its enlargement 19 bears upon the flanges 18 whereit will be securely suspended'biy these engaging portions against anypossible liability of dislodgment.

Other devices have been made for prac tica-lly-the same purpose as thatfor which my. device has been=produced, but none, so far as I am aware,is proof against the fancet becoming detached from thesupporting meansand lost within the barrel, through the tumbling and arring of thebarrel in transportation. The difficulties experienced through thedislodgment of the faucet can wellbe appreciated and emphasize theadvantage of having the faucet supported absolutely againstdislodgmentin the manner provided by my invention.

The interior of the supporting member is threaded for the reception of aplug 20, having a wrench receiving portion 21, and the inner end of theplug is provided witha recess22. for the accommodation of the threadedend 16 of the faucet, when thefaucet is in the supporting means and theplug in place. The barrel is equipped with a bung that may be providedwith an internally threaded bushing 25 for the reception of the threadedend 16 of the-faucet, when it is desired toplace the barrel in conditionfor use; In such condition, the opening occu- 1 pied'by'the faucetsupporting means is, of

course, closed by the plug 21. During shipment or storageywhen thefaucet is removed from the bung, the bung may be closed by a plug AHaving thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. Means forsupporting a faucet of the type having an enlargement immediately inward of its threaded end, said means comprising an internally threadedtubular member having opposed segmental flanges extending inwardly fromits inner end and against which the enlargement of the faucet isarranged to bear when the faucet is inserted front end foremostthroughthe memher, the member having drain notches be tween said flanges, and athreaded plug for closing the outer end of the member, the plug having anon-threaded recess for the V accommodation of the threaded end of thefaucet.

2. Means for supporting a faucet of the type having an enlargementimmediately inward of its threaded end, said means comprising a tubularmember having opposed segmental flanges extending inwardly from itsinnerend and against which the enlargement of the faucet is arranged to bearwhen the faucet is inserted front end foremost through the member, thewall of the member being provided with. drain notches between adjacentends of the opposed flanges, and means for closing the outer end of thetubular member.

I11 testimony whereof I hereunto aiiiX my signature.

MORTIMER C. ROSENFELD.

